Exhibitions
Events
On display
Encountering Aotearoa
Emily Parr Encountering Aotearoa (still) 2023. Digital video, sound, 47 mins 38 secs. Courtesy of the artist
Emily Parr Daily Reflections with Papa and CA (still) 2023. Digital video, sound, 49 mins 18 secs. Courtesy of the artist
Film
Past event
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
A chance to see the two Emily Parr moving-image works that accompany the exhibition Cora-Allan: Encountering Aotearoa. Projected in our auditorium for one night only.
Cora-Allan (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tumutumu, Niue – Liku, Alofi) reflects on her recent two-week voyage by sea around Aotearoa, from the bottom of Te Waipounamu to Te Tai Tokerau in the north. Using whenua-pigment, hiapo and other resources from the ngahere, she documented the shapes and views of the whenua of Aotearoa from the perspective of the moana. Cora-Allan was accompanied by her pāpā, Kelly Lafaiki (Niue – Liku, Alofi) who recorded the journey in a journal through notes and pictures, and artist Emily Parr (Ngāi Te Rangi, Moana, Pākehā), who captured the personal interactions of father and daughter in the two films.
Encountering Aotearoa 2023: 48mins
Daily Reflections with Pāpā and Cora-Allan 2023: 49mins
Related reading: Film
Exhibition
Cora-Allan: Encountering Aotearoa
13 April – 25 August 2024
A major body of new work that considers the whenua from the vantage point of the moana.
Interview
A Shift in Place
After Encountering Aotearoa opened at Dunedin Public Art Gallery I spent time reflecting on whether I was happy with the body of work and how it conveyed the journey I had taken with my Pāpā and my relationship with the whenua.
Commentary
Encountering Aotearoa: Whenua, Place and Practice
I stand staring at a painting of Motupōhue Bluff Hill. Being from the far south myself, its shape is instantly recognisable, its silhouette painted in vibrant colours that mirror the way light reflects on the real Motupōhue. The paint used to create this familiar scene is made from whenua, and includes pukepoto, the rich blue pigment that comes from the land near the hill: my whenua. There’s a resonance between the work and its materials that makes it special, layered with connections that reflect my own identity and experiences, reaffirming memories and a sense of belonging.
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